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A wealth of information about the biomedical aspects of Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most prevalent dementia among people over age 65, stands in counterpoint to the lack of systematic inquiry around the lived experiences of people with AD. Thirteen (four women, nine men) people, recently diagnosed ...

A diagnosis of possible or probable Alzheimer's Disease has repercussions at any age, however, coping with this diagnosis at mid-life can be particulary challenging. This chapter explores the coping experiences of a middle-aged couple over a period of six months. A phenomenological hermeneutic appro...

Perpetrator violence needs to be taken seriously as a corporate issue. Perpetrator
violence cannot be strictly viewed as an ethical concern, but one that has financial
consequences for corporations. Violence against women is pervasive in our society and is
known by many names, including domestic vio...

In 2011, the PEI provincial government asked PEI Islanders what they thought should be done to reduce poverty in PEI, which resulted in a follow-up plan. The goal of this plan, called the Social Action Plan to Reduce Poverty (SAPRP), is to support those in poverty enough so that they may become self...

Prince Edward Island is the only province in Canada lacking local, surgical abortions and Island
citizens must travel across provincial borders in order to obtain an abortion. Many barriers exist
that impede women’s access to abortion services making it difficult for many women to access
this cons...

Not all data fabrication originates with, or is known by, the researcher. Fabrication of survey data can occur at multiple sites in the data collection hierarchy. To prevent such survey fraud, each research program must give attention to increasing operational safeguards. Funding agencies should be ...

In this research, we endeavoured to gain a clearer understanding of what impact hospice palliative care (HPC) volunteers have on family caregivers and the underlying factors that contribute to this. We conducted ten face-to-face interviews with bereaved women who had previously provided care for the...